Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
12th Symposium on Apricot Culture and Decline, Avignon, Fransa, 10 - 14 Eylül 2001, ss.703-708
Turkey is the biggest apricot producer in the world with 538.000 ton production and 20.15% share. Moreover, 83% of dried apricots in the world markets are produced in Turkey. 13 350 000 apricot trees are present, but the technical aspect is not developed because of the complex structure of trees, unevenness of land and non-uniform fruit maturity. In order to approach the mechanisation feasibility the impact of relevant factors has been investigated: apricot types, parameters involved in mechanical harvesting, harvesting criteria, physical changes during maturity, dynamic properties such as flexibility coefficient and force phase angle of apricot trees, amplitude and frequency values applied in shaker, power requirements in shaker and characteristics of fruit, tree and machine with respect to design of harvest systems.